Facts on Latinos in the U.S.
There were nearly 62.5 million Latinos in the United States in 2021, accounting for approximately 19% of the total U.S. population.
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There were nearly 62.5 million Latinos in the United States in 2021, accounting for approximately 19% of the total U.S. population.
The U.S. population grew by 24.5 million from 2010 to 2022, and Hispanics accounted for 53% of this increase.
U.S. Hispanics are less likely than other Americans to say increasing deportations or a larger wall along the border will help the situation.
An estimated 990,000 Hispanics of Spanish origin – those who are immigrants from or trace their family ancestry to Spain – resided in the United States in 2021, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.
An estimated 240,000 Hispanics of Panamanian origin lived in the United States in 2021, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.
An estimated 450,000 Hispanics of Nicaraguan origin resided in the United States in 2021, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.
An estimated 37.2 million Hispanics of Mexican origin lived in the United States in 2021, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.
An estimated 1.1 million Hispanics of Honduran origin lived in the United States in 2021, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.
About a quarter of Latino adults say they have personally experienced discrimination or unfair treatment from other Latinos.
Latinos with darker skin color report more discrimination experiences than Latinos with lighter skin color.
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